Polk County was the 61-55 winner over McMinn Central when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Polk County Wildcats were beaten by the McMinn Central Chargers 90-62 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (61), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Benjamin Webb
| 02/07/25 @ McMinn Central | 21 |
| 02/04/25 vs Meigs County | 20 |
| 01/31/25 @ Sweetwater | 21 |
Polk County's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Benjamin Webb, who went 8 of 15 to rack up 21 points. The contest was Webb's third in a row with at least 20 points. Zaden Branham was another key player, putting up 12 points and six boards.
Polk County's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for McMinn Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-14.
We've got a battle between Wildcats coming up. Polk County is facing Sweetwater at the right time seeing as Sweetwater is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for McMinn Central, they are taking a road trip to square off against Walker Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Walker Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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